Brilliant Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Lake Victoria has been ruled out of the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot next Friday.
The daughter of Frankel was a three-time Group 1 winner and champion two-year-old last season before returning with a relatively low-key sixth behind Desert Flower in the Betfred 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in early-May.
She left that effort behind to run out a two and a quarter-length winner at the Curragh later last month and was a short-priced favourite for Royal Ascot, where she was due to meet French Guineas winner Zarigana.
However, Coolmore said in a statement posted to X: "Lake Victoria will not run at Royal Ascot. She will have an easy few weeks and will return for a late summer/autumn campaign."
The post also had news of last week's Betfred Oaks one-two Minnie Hauk and Twirl.
It read: "Epsom Oaks winner Minnie Hauk will target the Irish Oaks, while Whirl, who finished runner-up in the Epsom Oaks, will head for the Gr.1 Pretty Polly Stakes."
The revised market sees Sky Bet promote Zarigana to become their even-money favourite, ahead of Exactly at 5/1 although the likes of Kon Tiki and Falakeyah (entered in this Sunday's Prix de Diane) could also enter the picture if supplemented at the confirmation stage on Saturday.
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